"Please. And I should've told you earlier when you asked if everything was all right."
"We can talk about that once you're settled."
I gathered my handbag and book. Henry rose to let me through.
"I heard her ask him to move," Henry told the attendant.
"Would you like it?"
"Thank you," I said, surprised he'd spoken.
He nodded.
"I should've said something sooner."
The attendant walked me to the empty seat and checked that my bag fit underneath the seat ahead. I sat down and stretched my leg.
Nothing was pressing against it.
He nodded.
"Would you like some water?" she asked.
"I'd appreciate that."
She'd barely stepped away when Josh returned. He stopped at his row, stared at the empty window seat, then spotted me behind him.
